Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program

1. Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program Archived Information US Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement Pre-Application Meeting June 8, 2009

2. Emily Archer Patricia Barrett Bonnie Carter Mia Howerton Kelly O’Donnell Aaron Pinter-Petrillo Anthony Sepulveda Stephanie Teller Peggi Zelinko, Director Teacher Quality Programs Richard Mellman, Program Attorney Teacher Quality Partnership Staff

3. Program Purpose …to improve student achievement

4. How? By improving what we know has the greatest effect on improving children’s learning-- Effective Teaching

5. Themes Comprehensive— • Reform– • Challenging the status quo of teacher preparation…. • Targeted— • Highest need school districts-rural and urban- and their schools, including early childhood education programs…. • Collaboration and Commitment— • All key stake holders– school, district, university/college, community….

6. Themes • Rigor, Relevance and Responsiveness— • LEA needs, ongoing program improvement--candidate selection, mentor selection, coursework …. - Support— • Cohorts, intensive ongoing induction, professional development, and other supports…. • Accountability— • Outcomes for teaching and learning….

7. Available Funding FY 09 HEA Appropriation-- $43 Million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $100 Million Total: $143 Million

8. Estimated Range of Awards $1 million - $2 million per year Average Award: $1.5 million per year Estimated Number of Awards: 25-35 Grants funded under ARRA will be forward funded for five years. Grants funded under the HEA appropriation will be funded for the first one-year performance period and receive continuation awards for the four remaining performance periods.

9. Packets Contain PowerPoint Presentation Copy of the Application Package Federal Register Correction Notice Questions and Answers Please be sure to sign in and provide your contact information –back of the room on the table are sign in sheets.

10. AGENDA FOR THIS MORNING • Key elements of the Notice  Teacher Quality Program Staff • Questions after each element/section  Propose questions on 3x5 cards • Additional Questions at the end

11. Eligible Applicant • Must be an “eligible partnership” as defined in section 200(6) of the HEA

12. Eligible Partnership • MUST INCLUDE each of the following 5 categories WITH ONE PARTNER SERVING AS FISCAL AGENT: • A high-need local educational agency (LEA) or a consortium of high-need LEA(s); • A high-need school or consortium of high-need schools or a high-need early childhood education program; • A partner institution; • A college, school, department, or program of education within the partner institution; • A college, school, or department of arts and sciences within the partner institution; and

13. High-Need Early Childhood Education (definition) • An early childhood education program serving children from low-income families that is located within the geographic area served by a high-need local educational agency.

14. Eligible Partnership • MUST INCLUDE each of the following 5 categories WITH ONE PARTNER SERVING AS FISCAL AGENT: • A high-need local educational agency (LEA) or consortium of high-need LEA(s); • A high-need school or consortium of high-need schools or a high-need early childhood education program; • A partner institution; • A college, school, department, or program of education within the partner institution; • A college, school, or department of arts and sciences within the partner institution; and

15. Partner Institution (definition) The term ''partner institution'' means an Institution of Higher Education (IHE), which may include a two-year IHE offering a dual program with a four-year IHE, participating in an eligible partnership that has a teacher preparation program.

16. Eligible Partnership • MUST INCLUDE each of the following 5 categories WITH ONE PARTNER SERVING AS FISCAL AGENT: • A high-need local educational agency (LEA) or consortium of LEA(s); • A high-need school or consortium of high-need schools or a high-need early childhood education program; • A partner institution; • A college, school, department, or program of education within the partner institution; • A college, school, or department of arts and sciences within the partner institution; and

17. The Governor of the State; The State educational agency; The State board of education; The State agency for higher education; A business; A public or private nonprofit educational organization; An educational service agency; A teacher organization; Eligible Partnership continued MAYINCLUDE ANY OF THESE

18. Eligible Partnership continued May also include any of these • A high-performing LEA, or a consortium that can serve as a resource to the partnership; • A charter school (as defined in section 5210 of the ESEA Title V Part B); • A school or department of psychology or human development in the partner institution; • A school or department in the partner institution with comparable expertise in the disciplines of teaching, learning, and child and adolescent development; or • An entity operating a program that provides alternative routes to State certification of teachers.

19. High-Need LEA eligibility Component A- Poverty/Rural Data and Component B- Teacher Need

20. Component A – Poverty/ Rural Data • Must be documented in one of four ways A1 Census Data showing LEA serves 20% or more of children from low income families OR A3 Eligible for Small, Rural School Achievement Program OR A2 Census data showing LEA serves 10,000 or more children from low income families OR A4 Eligible for Rural and Low-Income School Program AND

21. High-Need LEA eligibility Component A – Poverty/Rural continued A1: The percentage that demonstrates that 20% or more of the children served by the LEA(s) are children from low-income families. These data can be found at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/district.html. This percentage already calculated by the Department is available at http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/eligibility.html;

22. Census Web Site Example

23. High-Need LEA eligibility Component A - Poverty/Rural Data continued A2: The number that demonstrates that the LEA(s) is one that serves 10,000 or more children from low-income families;

24. High-Need LEA eligibilityComponent A - Poverty/Rural Data continued A3: The LEA(s) meets the eligibility requirements for funding under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program under section 6211(b) of the ESEA. Eligible LEAs are listed by state on the Department’s website at http://www.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/eligible08/index.html; OR A4: The LEA(s) meets the eligibility requirements for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) Program under section 6221(b) of the ESEA. Eligible LEAs are listed by state on the Department’s website http://www.ed.gov/programs/reaprlisp/eligibility.html;

25. Component B—Teacher Need One of the three OR OR High-Need LEA Component B Must include both Component A and Component B B1 Percentage of classes taught by non-highly qualified teachers B3 Emergency, provisional, or temporary certification 1.37% or higher B2 Teacher Turnover Rate

26. High Need LEA Component BMust include both Component A and Component B B1: The participating LEA(s) has a percentage of its classes taught by teachers of core academic subjects who are not highly qualified that exceeds the average percentage for the State;

27. High Need LEA Component BMust include both Component A and Component B B2: The participating LEA(s) has a high annual teacher turnover rate of at least 16 percent among classroom teachers who did not return to the same school in the LEA;

28. High Need LEA Component BMust include both Component A and Component B B3: The participating LEA(s) has a “high percentage,” of at least 1.37%, of teachers with emergency, provisional or temporary certification or licensure that it reported to the State for the purposes of the State’s October 2008 HEA, section 207 report.

29. Component C—High-Need School Eligibility OR OR High-Need School C2 Elementary Schools - 60% or more eligible for FRPSL C1 Highest quartile of schools in LEA using Free and Reduced Price Lunch data C3 Not an Elementary School - 45% or more eligible for FRPSL

30. High-Need School • C1: The highest quartile of schools in a ranking of all schools served by an LEA, ranked in descending order by percentage of students from low-income families enrolled in such schools within the LEA based on: • The most recent census poverty data; • Students eligible for FRPSL; • Students in families receiving assistance under Part A of Title IV of SSA • Students eligible for Medicaid; or • A composite of two or more above

31. High-Need School C2: The school is an elementary school where 60% or more of its students are eligible for Free and Reduced Price School Lunch (FRPSL);

32. High-Need School C3: The school is not an elementary school where 45% or more of its students are eligible for FRPSL, or that the aggregate level of poverty of the school’s feeder schools based on the aggregate percentage of their students eligible for FRPSL yields 45%, with extra documentation provided from section 200(11)(B)(ii).

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34. Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Program Absolute Priorities: Must respond to 1 and/or 2 Pre-Baccalaureate Program Teaching Residency Program General Program Requirements: All Must complete

35. Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Program Optional: Competitive Preferences Priorities May respond to all or any of the 4 Student Achievement and Continuous Program Improvement; 10 points Partnership Grants for the Development of Leadership Programs; 5 points Rigorous Selection Process Broad-based Partners Invitational Priority: Optional, No additional points Partnership with Digital Education Content Developer

36. Priorities • Two Absolute Priorities • Two Competitive Preference Priorities (with points) • Two Competitive Preference Priorities (without points) • One Invitational Priority (without points)

37. Absolute Priorities • Absolute Priority 1: Pre-Baccalaureate Program • Absolute Priority 2: Teaching Residency Program Eligible Partnerships MUST RESPOND to Absolute Priority 1 AND/OR Absolute Priority 2

38. Absolute Priority 1: Pre-Baccalaureate Program • Reforms • Clinical Experience and Interaction • Induction Program • Support and Training • Teacher Recruitment • Literacy Training

39. Highlights of the Pre-Baccalaureate Program Note: This is a Pre-Baccalaureate program—post-Baccalaureate programs donot qualify • Pre-Baccalaureate Programs MUST: • Align teacher preparation and coursework • Make curriculum changes & incorporate literacy skills • Document the collaboration of the eligible partnership, their departments, and their programs • Develop admission goals—who is accepted into the program should align with the needs of the partner LEA • Create a post-service induction program is for a minimum two years • Pre-Baccalaureate Programs MAY: • Compensate mentors (at the project’s discretion)

40. Absolute Priority 2: Teaching Residency Program • Establishment and Design • Additional Support for Residents • Selection • Provision of Stipends • Repayments

41. Highlights of the Teaching Residency Program • Master’s degree and Certification must be completed in one year (12 months) • Participants are grouped into cohorts • Rigorous selection criteria for participants must be aligned with the hiring objectives of the partnering high-need LEA • High-need subject(s) is/are determined by the partnership, especially the high-need LEA • Induction program that supports teachers for a minimum of two years

42. Teaching Residency Program:Mentor Component • Selection criteria for mentors are based on their subject area knowledge and their knowledge of content, pedagogy, and assessment, and their teaching. Mentors must be able to: • Complement the residency program • Gauge different learning styles • Collaborate with colleagues • Analyze student learning and assessment • Mentors may receive release time

43. Teaching Residency Program:Stipends or Salaries Projects must provide a one-year living stipend or salary to teaching residents during the one-year teaching residency program to any teaching resident candidate accepted into the program who requests the stipend or salary and submits the application • It is up to the partnership to determine the amount of the stipend or salary • Recipients of the stipend/salary must commit to a three-year service obligation after completion of the residency program • The partnership is responsible for collection of repayment of stipend/salaries for recipients that do not complete the service obligation

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45. Competitive Preference Priorities 1 and 2 • Optional • Additional Competitive Preference Priority points awarded only to applications that rated highly on one or both of the Absolute Priorities

46. Competitive Preference Priority 1: Student Achievement and Continuous Program Improvement • Collect and use student achievement data to assess the effect of the prepared teachers on student learning in the classrooms in which they work • Demonstrate the capacity to collect longitudinal data capturing student achievement by teacher from year to year • Provide for continuous improvement of teachers and the project based on data

47. Competitive Preference Priority 2: Partnership Grants for the Development of Leadership Programs

48. Highlights of the Development of Leadership Program • Promote leadership skills so that leaders can effectively create and maintain data driven communities, provide a climate conducive to professional development of teachers, understand teaching and assessment skills, manage resources and school time, engage and involve parents and the community—all to improve student academic achievement • Selection of school leaders • Year-long opportunity for enrichment • May serve rural LEAs (must meet the rural requirements outlined in the Notice)

49. Development of Leadership Program Rural LEA Eligibility • May implement a school leadership program in an LEA that is not high-need but is located in a rural area • Qualifying rural LEAs: • LEAs with an NCES locale code of 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43

50. Competitive Preference Priorities 3 and 4 • Optional • Gives preference to an application that meets one or both of these priorities over an application of comparable merit that does not meet the priorities